Dave Luna cheers on riders as the enter Steamworks Brewing Co. during a past year’s Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race. JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Troy Wells crosses the finish line, winning the 2014 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race with Ned Overend behind him placing second. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
Brad Johnson Flagstaff, Arizona, rides through Steamworks in the 2011 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race. Durango Herald file
Greg Krause rounds a corner to the applause of spectators on his way to lapping the competition in men’s pro category of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Morehart Murphy Criterium in 2011. Durango Herald file
Durangoan Tad Elliott barrels down the ramp out of Steamworks Brewing Co. in 2012 during the men’s category I race. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file
Lauren Hall, right, and Kristin McGrath round a corner during the women’s pro category of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Morehart Murphy Criterium in 2011. Durango Herald file
Mindy Caruso charges to a first-place finish in the 2013 time trial. Durango Herald file
Jennifer Gersbach rides in the 2011 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race. Durango Herald file
Lauren Hall gestures to the crowd in 2011 after winning the women’s pro category of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Morehart Murphy Criterium downtown. Durango Herald file
Keegan Swirbal wins 2015 pro men’s division of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Coca-Cola Road Race in Silverton. Durango Herald file
Mara Abott crosses the finish line in Silverton far ahead of the next pro woman to finish the 2009 Iron Horse race. Durango Herald file
Ruthie Mathes participates in the 1993 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Cross Country. Durango Herald file
Stephen Campbell, center, of Houston, and Lauren Wimmer, right, of Norman, Okla., and other staff members from Camp Kivu in Durango cheer on riders in 2010 as they approach the finish line during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic in Silverton. Durango Herald file
Tom Mayer, left, and his brother, Jim Mayer, right, who were the inspiration for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, and Ed Zink, chairman of the event’s organizing committee, center, take part in a cake-cutting ceremony in Silverton to celebrate 40th running of the race in 2011. Durango Herald file
The 2014 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic gets underway in Durango. Durango Herald file
Ed Zink founder of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic not only is the director of the race but also rides in the 2011 Citizens Tour. Durango Herald file